How to access a Portuguese language course for foreigners?

If you wish to undertake a Portuguese language course for foreigner you may contact the Migrant Support Line (808 257 257) to know which school or job center and professional training are closer to your area of residence or work.

The Program PPT – Portuguese for All – is an initiative that aims to develop portuguese language courses for foreigners and that certify the levels A2 – Elementary User; B2 – Independent User; and technical portuguese targeted to the immigrant population

The mastery of the Portuguese language not only allows the communication with others and a better interaction with the hosting society but is also crucial to integrate fully the Portuguese society, including the work market. It is even essential to submit a request of nationality, permanent residence permit and the status of long term resident.

The length of the course is 150 hours. The time to conclude each course of Portuguese language depends from the organization of each school or job centre and training, and may run for up to 9 months, according to the number of hours of training taught per week.

The length of the course is 150 hours. The time to conclude each course of Portuguese language for foreigners depends from the organization of each school or job center and training, and may run for up to 9 months, according to the number of hours of training taught per week. Technical Portuguese

The length of the course is 25 hours. The time to conclude each course of portuguese language depend from the organization of each school or job centre and training, and may run for up to 9 months, according to the number of hours of training taught per week.

The registration in a Portuguese language course must be made in the Schools (public network), in the Job Centres and Professional Training of the IEFP or other places indicated, namely, the National Centre for the Support of the Immigrant (CNAI).

There are no requisites of access with regards to the gender, age, school qualifications, situation according to job or nationality, however, the regular situation of the student in Portugal must be covered through a valid title of residence (in certain cases it might be needed the ID Card, if denizen).

The knowledge of the Portuguese language can also be proved by the following ways:

Qualifications Certificate issued by a public, private or cooperative entity recognized in the legal terms considering that its holder has undertook with success the portuguese unit/ subject at least in two academic years;

Certificate of approval of portuguese language taken in entities of the public network when done at the national territory or places approved by Camões – Institute of Cooperation and Language, I.P., when done abroad, and the regulation of the exam as well as its respective control must be part of the decree of the member of the Govern responsible for the areas of foreigner business and internal administration, justice and education;

Certificate both in portuguese and foreign language, issued upon accomplishment of the exam of the portuguese exam center, as a foreign language, recognized by the Ministry of Education and Science, according to the protocol;

Certificate of qualification that prove the completion of the level A2 or higher, issued by a facility of the public education, job centers and training and protocol center of the IEFP I.P., under the Decree nr. 1262/2009, of 15th of October, changed by the Decree nr. 216-B/2012, of 18th July.

It is an exam that allows obtaining the Initial Certificate of Portuguese Foreign Language and gives the certification of Level A2 – Elementary User - From the European Framework of Reference for languages from the European Council. Europeu Comum de Referência para as Línguas, do Conselho da Europa.